"But still, she’d continued on, keeping her head above the surface in the dog paddle of adulthood, where you’re not really sure where you’re going and you’re making a mess doing it, but at least you haven’t drowned." In grade school Chloe Hanako Quinn and Oliver Jones are assigned to be pen pals. Chloe doesn't know what to expect since she's already used to other students, and even some adults, telling her that she can be too much.

"All magic had a price, and it never came cheap." After reclaiming her shadow, and her magic, Kosara is ready to resume her duties as one of Chernograd's witches. But even though the monsters are gone and the wall that used to close off the city is open, things are far from normal for Kosara or the city she loves.

A more condensed version of this review originally appeared in the article "19 YA Series That Are Bursting with Emotion" for School Library Journal: Arthie Casimir’s crew is in shambles. Her chosen brother Jin doesn't trust her. Flick is in hiding with the only leverage the crew has against their most powerful enemy yet. Then there's the fact that Arthie and Jin are full vampires.

Forced to flee her home country as a child, Arthie Casimir has carved a place for herself in White Roaring through cunning and spite. By day she and her adoptive brother Jin run a formal teahouse that draws the scions of the city. By night Spindrift transforms into a bloodhouse--an illegal den catering to vampires and doing a health side trade in secrets and blackmail.

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